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The Seagrove Sessions

The Seagrove Sessions

By: Miles Tubb
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Memories and stories from North Edinburgh Dementia Care’s Seagrove Centre. North Edinburgh Dementia Care is a leading independent charity that provides day care services to people living with dementia. We provide support, activities and a lunch to our clients, Monday to Saturday. We hear so many great tales from the folk that visit us. You can hear some of them here. Also a bit about our organisation, our work and dementia it’s self.Copyright North Edinburgh Dementia Care Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • The Seagrove Sessions: Episode 35. Shelagh's stories from Pitt Street Edinburgh to engineer at Ferranti
    Jun 16 2025

    Shelagh was born and brought up in Pitt Street, Edinburgh, which is now the north part of Dundas Street. It was an area ful of tenements, shops and industry. We hear about Nan McKenzies's grocer shop, watching the dancing at the Ross bandstand in Princes Street Gardens. The dangers of jiving at the Palais, when your partner forgets to warn you he's about to hurl you over his shoulder. Her time at Ferranti as an engineer. It an episode full of laughter.

    For information about The Seagrove Centre go to: www.nedc.org.uk or on facebook find us at NEDC The Seagrove Centre.

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    13 mins
  • The Seagrove Sessions: Episode 34. Anna's stories: Tales from Edinburgh in the 1960s and 70s.
    Jun 6 2025

    Anna was partially named after the officer her father served as a batman to in WW2. We hear about the shell shock her father suffered from, her early marriage after a holiday romance. Her short term jobs and her love of dancing. Its a great snap shot of growing up as a young adult in the 1960s.

    For more information about the work of North Edinburgh Demetia Care go to www.nedc.org.uk or follow us on facebook- NEDC, Seagrove Centre.

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    26 mins
  • The Seagrove Sessions: Episode 33. Raymond's stories: Monkey dung to Big Daddy!
    May 1 2025

    It's Raymond in this episode of The Seagrove Sessions. From early life in St James's Square, living on the 5th floor in an attic room with a shared toilet, to the luxury of moving to a new house in Niddrie. We hear all about his long career as a time served plumber and exactly what the lethal concoction 'monkey dung' was. His long hobby of wrestling. Success at the British wrestling championship and the strange sight of Big Daddy emerging from a mini car. Enjoy and please remember to share.

    For more information about the work of the Seagrove Centre go to: www.nedc.org.uk or follow us on facebook: NEDC The Seagrove Centre.

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    15 mins
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